LPG, heating oil, solid & other fuels

I'm looking into using an electric heater in my living room instead of the multifuel stove. In the winter it costs me about £18 a week to run the solid fuel stove. That's taking into account the cost of the fuel, sweeping the chimney and buying lighting wood. I've been looking at modern electric heaters such as Fischer and…

NPower being very insistent that I have a smart meter installed and sending me dates to confirm. Do I have to have one? I have read various for and against views. I would rather not have one.

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum, ive read through loads of threads regarding this issue apologies for making a new thread im just looking for some advice, I am currently looking to buy my first home, after renting for 9 years and viewing loads of houses, I’ve found a house that I really like. The area of my search…

I am currently renovating my new house which is a 1960s semi. At some point it has had a gas fire but when we moved in the fireplace was just wallpapered over with an old piece of cardboard stuck over the hole. I used to have a 300 year old cottage with multi fuel stove which was amazing! So wondering now if I can install…

Hey. Looking for some advice. I live on a LPG metered estate with 7 houses. When I moved in I was offered a contract in 54p per litre for LPG on a contract or 56p on a non-contract basis. The other day we all received a letter from Flogas increasing our prices by 20%. They are quoting the reason for this as an increase of…

Leaving EDF. Was defrauded on one account but they refuse to help resolve (all the way up to CEO and Exec team). Now their Data Protection Officer refuses to provide account records for two other accounts we have as it would be "too costly" unless we pay for our own records. I'm switching them to Bulb.co.uk Encouraging…

My opinion, your statement. Smart meters are free is wrong. My latest ( newsletter) Companies have been given to go ahead to to claw back the 11 billion from consumers after completion of the roll out. Many Experts say there are Safety, Health, and Fire issues. Some meters have not allowed users to change suppliers for…

I have an ongoing conversation with British Gas in regard to the Safeguard Tariff, but both sides need to confirm what the cap value is? I know this applies to Pre-Paid Meters and those in receipt of the Warm Home Discount, but the Ofgem website is not clear what the cap value has been set at. The closest information I…

Has anyone signed up for the new e.on deal which offers a 12 month Amazon Prime subscription. I signed up a month ago but there is no sign of an email with a code for Amazon. I feel that this might be a bit of a rip-off from e.on but would be interested of other people's experiences. Have tried phoning e.on but they could…

I've been asked by my MD to obtain some prices from various places in order to work out which is the best way forward for us..We are a commercial property, not a residential property. How do I know that the prices I'm obtaining aren't specifically for residential customers? I have put our annual usage into the comparison…

So Scottish Power came today to replace our meters with smart ones. They switched off gas and electricity, replaced the meters and when they switched gas and electricity back on the boiler wasn't working. The engineer was from a company Actavo contracted out by SP and after discussing with his manager left us with SP's…

We're considering buying a property to rent out that has only electricity - there is no gas to the whole area. We want to be fair landlords but obviously, have a budget because there is a ceiling on the rental amount. Currently, there are night storage heaters that are quite old but do work. What would you advise is the…

Hi, I've just moved into a new house and I don't have any hot water. I think it just needs repressurising but I'm not having much luck. The boiler is a Vokera compact 28. I've tried turning the black valve (I think it's called the release valve) but no water seems to be coming through. This should fill the pipe so I can…

Hello maybe someone can share experience? 1. Does anybody has Air - water Heatpump with radiators (not underfloor heating)? 2. Better with cast iron radiators? And how works? 3. What type radiators better choose for low temperature heating (radiators ~55C) ? 4. What kind of type Altherma You use (bi- combined with solar or…

Hi all! Looking to have a wood burner installed... We plan on building a small hut (if that’s the right word) to house the burner so it’s appears set into the wall from the living room. We are going to need a lintel to achieve this... My question is can my HETAS installer (who has many years experience) self certify this…

Hello I have recently purchased a new home. 2 bed and 1 bathroom, myself and gf will be living there. The property only has electricity supplied and no gas (gas is not supplied to the whole area) There is no boiler (it was there but removed) and 3 wet radiator's plumbed in and pipe work for hot water for bath, bathroom…

Hi, i have been recommended a few gas boiler breakdown companies for about £8 to £9 a month, but they don't cover LPG. Anyone out there that could recommend one for a normal LPG boiler.

We had a multi fuel stove fitted late winter last year and just burnt kiln dried wood on it for a month or so this year we will be using it properly to warm the house but what is the most efficient fuel to use? I got in touch with my local supplier and he gave me a price list and I haven't got a clue what's best to use:…

Hi all, Wondering if there is any Thermaflow experts on here who can help with a problem I am having with my heating in my home? We inherited a Thermaflow boiler from the person who previously owned the house, apart from the expansion tank going flat it has been running fine for both of us, enough hot waters for showers,…

Hi, Not sure if this is the place to say but i couldnt find a way to comment on the Cheap Enegy Club part of the website... Im trying to compare my Bulb tariff with others but the details are incorrect so it tells me others are cheaper but when i do the math they arent. The Vari fair charges on my account are listed:…